Well actually, we have. We've all played at school level, local team, or even a kick about in the park. We may not have played the game at a professional but we know when players are being played out of position, not trying their hardest, or missing sitters, so don't tell us we don't know.
Instead, why not offer an explanation of why Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard can't play together for England, and why Andriy Shevchenko, world class at Milan, looks classroom at Chelsea.
3) The FA, and anything they ever seem to do
Unfortunately, they never seem to learn their lesson about anything. The FA's insistence at giving Sven Goran Eriksson more money every time he made a stupid mistake looked bad enough, but then giving Steve McClaren so much money he could afford an England suit so expensive he couldn't bear for it to get wet, hence the England umbrella fiasco, while subsequently giving him a massive payoff for doing, well, nothing much except staying in a job when he should have quit himself, was incredibly irritating.
McClaren did what we all would do if we were average money-grabbing over-rated underachievers, and the FA facilitated his uselessness. But after England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008 and back down to earth with a bang, for the next appointment they insist on a 'root and branch' investigation into the state of both the English game and their processes in appointing the next manager. So, within no time at all, Fabio Capello comes in and we all wish him luck.
But on nearly £7 million a year, what if this goes wrong? The more money the FA gives the managers before they have even started work, the more of a precedent they set for any failure. We hope that Capello doesn't fail, but what is his inspiration to succeed? Pure determination and attitude, we hope so, but an unprecedented pay off if England fail yet again is guaranteed, and that's enough to motivate any foreigner in charge of a country whose language they can't yet speak.
4) The FA Cup draw
Yes, the odd upset in the first three rounds are fantastic. Credit must once again go to Huddersfield, Oldham, Coventry City, Sheffield United, Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, and Sheffield Wednesday who all held their own against Premier League opposition. However, the competition is being treated with no respect at all. It seems finishing from about fifth to 17th in the Premier League is much more of an achievement than knocking out teams one or two divisions below themselves in the 'world's best cup competition.' Who really wants to win an FA Cup when you can finish 10th?
And what about those teams from the lower leagues that are looking forward to a money spinning tie with an EPL club in the next round? They are either disappointed by drawing a team no more prestigious than themselves, often from the same division, or elated by the thought of going to Anfield, Old Trafford, The Emirates, or Anfield only then to find out that those clubs play a reserve team and scrape through the tie with a less than convincing hotchpotch of a performance, leaving both sets of fans disappointed by the whole experience.
Oh the magic of the FA Cup.
1 Comments
Loading more comments...
This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete